Viscounty of New Spain

The Viscounty of New Spain (1539-1547) was a colony of the Spanish Empire located in present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. The viscounty was formed after the elevation of Hernan Cortes from the Lordship of Spain to Viscount in 1539, but in 1547 it became the County of New Spain. The capital of New Spain at the time was Mexico, and it held large swathes of land throughout Central America.